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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 5: Provisions relating to the cumulation of aid

Article 312-53

The same author may not submit, individually or jointly, more than five applications per year for all the grants awarded to authors in application of this chapter.The same author may submit, individua…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Award procedure and conditions

Article 411-53

The sums requested are paid as follows: 1° For the financing of the production of a work: the sum requested is paid in two instalments. The first instalment, which may not exceed 85% of the total amou…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Exceptional aid to help offset the loss of revenue resulting from the introduction of the health pass

Article 919-53

Direct allocations are awarded to distribution companies that meet the conditions of article 221-4 for the distribution of cinematographic works that:1° Were released in cinemas between 14 July 2021 a…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Paragraph 4: Provisions specific to groups of economic operators

Article R2191-53

In the case of a contract awarded to a joint venture of economic operators, a single copy or a certificate of transferability is issued in the name of the joint venture, provided that the services pro…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Cross-border transactions

Article L236-53

The cross-border conversion shall take effect on the date of registration of the company in the register of commerce and companies. A cross-border conversion which has taken effect in accordance with…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 9: Protests

Article L511-53

The act of protest contains the literal transcription of the bill of exchange, the acceptance, endorsements and recommendations indicated therein, the summons to pay the amount of the bill of exchange…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Regulatory and monitoring role in the field of technical protection measures and the identification of protected works and objects

Article R331-53

The decisions of the Paris Court of Appeal or its first president are notified by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt by the court registry to the parties to the proceedings.They are bro…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter II: Conditions of practice of the profession of industrial property attorney

Article R422-53

The industrial property attorney shall refrain from any canvassing and advertising not authorised under the conditions provided for in article R. 423-2. He draws up an indicative scale of the amount o…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Processing applications

Article R612-53

Subject to the provisions of Article R. 612-31, the request for conversion of the utility certificate application into a patent application shall be made in writing at any time during the period of ei…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter III: Patent rights

Article R613-53

The National Patent Register is kept by the National Institute of Industrial Property.Included therein, for each patent application or patent: 1° The identification of the applicant, and the reference…

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